Prerequisite Steps

I remember reading something in a book about writing that a friend gave me. It talked about this lady who wanted to quit her job and be a freelance writer. Her husband wouldn’t let her quit her job. Her argument was that if she only had more time in her day she would be able to write. Instead, her husband tried to show her that if she wanted to write so bad, she should figure out a way to make time for it in her life currently.

She started to take her writing desire seriously and she did make time for it. Not only that, but she started to submit her writing places and she got some magazines interested. When her husband did finally come to her and say he thought it was a good time for her to quit her job now, she was well on her way to being a writer. She had done the hard work of paving the road, so that she had something substantial to step out on. She knew how to manage her time, to write consistently and she had some solid pieces of writing to show for herself rather than just big ideas in her head.

We want the big dream, but often aren’t willing to trudge through those initial muddy steps to acquire the character needed to sustain the dream. There are always prerequisite steps to be taken before you face the big obstacle that’s stopping you from starting to live out your dreams. What can you do before you need money, before you need to quit your job, before you need to move?

What are the disciplines you can be putting into practice now, right where you’re at? What are baby steps that take you to where you want to be?

It might help you to finish this sentence:

Of course there is the bigger problem of _______, but I will face that when it comes. What can I do now?

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